Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Malaysia, 2007

Malaysia
2007
Total fertility rate: 2.25
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2007  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Malaysia was 2.25 children per woman in 2007 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (142 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.5 years old. In total, 461,421 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.25
Births
461,421
Births per 1,000 people
17.1
Mean age of mothers
30.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
3.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.07
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.7
Population
26,998,389
The net reproduction rate counts only daughters who survive to their mothers' age: below 1, each generation of women is smaller than the one before.
Mother's ageBirths per 1,000 womenShare of total fertilityBirths
10-140.30.1%380
15-1911.52.6%15,396
20-2463.514.1%80,837
25-29141.631.5%151,680
30-34131.229.2%124,794
35-3975.716.8%67,369
40-4423.25.2%18,965
45-492.70.6%1,950
50-540.10.0%46